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The last we saw of the Ravens…
I really don’t want to rub the AFCCG in too much this week. Let’s face it, we should’ve at least seen overtime, much less lost had Sterling Moore not gotten a hand in on Lee Evans. As I said at the time, the only person on the Ravens that deserved to lose like that was Bernard Pollard.
Still, I love this GIF…
Brady and Belichick on Ed Reed
In this clip from Bill Belichick; A Football Life, Tom Brady and Belichick discuss just how awesome Ed Reed is. Why can’t this just be a weekly show?
Greg Bedard on Dennis & Callahan: The Patriots offense is in flux
Good measured take as always from Greg Bedard, and the best part is that he talks a lot so we don’t have to listen to Dennis and Callahan.
Patriots offense couldn’t click on third down – Patriots – Boston.com
The Patriots inexcusably lost to the Cardinals, 20-18, Sunday, and it didn’t happen because of play calling, the referees, the offensive line, or special teams (though the latter certainly didn’t help).
It happened because of the offense’s mind-numbing lack of execution on third down that brought back memories of the final quarter and a half of the Super Bowl. The Cardinals tried time and time again to give the Patriots the game, but the Patriots would have none of it.
And it’s because they’re discombobulated on offense. Tom Brady is trying to get used to offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels again. Brady is trying to get comfortable with receiver Brandon Lloyd while being force-fed Julian Edelman. And a cobbled-together line is trying to gain a rhythm that is lacking after not playing together for any of training camp.
The offense is a work in progress, but it will get there — as soon as they start converting on third downs. They were just 5 of 15 (33 percent), the first time they have been below 40 percent since last Nov. 21 against the Chiefs, which concluded a four-week stretch in the 30 percent range.
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